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1921 Major League Baseball season

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This article is about the 1921 Major League Baseball season only. For information on all of baseball, see 1921 in baseball.
1921 MLB season
LeagueAmerican League (AL)
National League (NL)
SportBaseball
DurationRegular season:
  • April 13 – October 2, 1921
World Series:
  • October 5–13, 1921
Number of games154
Number of teams16 (8 per league)
Pennant winners
AL championsNew York Yankees
  AL runners-upCleveland Indians
NL championsNew York Giants
  NL runners-upPittsburgh Pirates
World Series
ChampionsNew York Giants
  Runners-upNew York Yankees
MLB seasons
Locations of teams for the 1915–1922 American League seasons
American League
Locations of teams for the 1920–1931 National League seasons
National League

The 1921 major league baseball season began on April 13, 1921. The regular season ended on October 2, with the New York Giants and New York Yankees as the regular season champions of the National League and American League, respectively. The postseason began with Game 1 of the 18th World Series on October 5 and ended with Game 8 on October 13. The Giants defeated the Yankees, five games to three.

1921 was the first of three straight seasons in which the Yankees would lead the majors in wins. Babe Ruth broke the single season home run record for the third consecutive season by hitting 59 home runs in 152 games. Ruth also broke Roger Connor's record for the most home runs all time when he hit his 139th home run on July 18 against Bert Cole.[1] The record for career strikeouts, previously held by Cy Young was also broken in 1921 by Walter Johnson; Johnson led the league in strikeouts with 143 and ended the season with 2,835 strikeouts. Young struck out 2,803 during his career.[2] The Cincinnati Reds set a Major League record for the fewest strikeouts in a season, with only 308.[3] Future Hall of Famers Kiki Cuyler and Goose Goslin both debuted in September 1921.[4]

Schedule

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See also: Major League Baseball schedule

The 1921 schedule consisted of 154 games for all teams in the American League and National League, each of which had eight teams. Each team was scheduled to play 22 games against the other seven teams of their respective league. This continued the format put in place since the 1904 season (except for 1919) and would be used until 1961 in the American League and 1962 in the National League.

Opening Day took place on April 13 with all but the Chicago White Sox and Detroit Tigers playing. The final day of the regular season was on October 2. The World Series took place between October 5 and October 13.

Teams

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League Team City Stadium Capacity Manager
American League Boston Red Sox Boston, Massachusetts Fenway Park 35,000 Hugh Duffy
Chicago White Sox Chicago, Illinois Comiskey Park 28,000 Kid Gleason
Cleveland Indians Cleveland, Ohio Dunn Field 21,414 Tris Speaker
Detroit Tigers Detroit, Michigan Navin Field 23,000 Ty Cobb
New York Yankees New York, New York Polo Grounds 38,000 Miller Huggins
Philadelphia Athletics Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Shibe Park 23,000 Connie Mack
St. Louis Browns St. Louis, Missouri Sportsman's Park 24,040 Lee Fohl
Washington Senators Washington, D.C. Griffith Stadium 27,000 George McBride
National League Boston Braves Boston, Massachusetts Braves Field 40,000 Fred Mitchell
Brooklyn Robins New York, New York Ebbets Field 30,000 Wilbert Robinson
Chicago Cubs Chicago, Illinois Cubs Park 15,000 Johnny Evers, Bill Killefer
Cincinnati Reds Cincinnati, Ohio Redland Field 20,696 Pat Moran
New York Giants New York, New York Polo Grounds 38,000 John McGraw
Philadelphia Phillies Philadelphia, Pennsylvania National League Park 18,000 Bill Donovan, Kaiser Wilhelm
Pittsburgh Pirates Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Forbes Field 25,000 George Gibson
St. Louis Cardinals St. Louis, Missouri Sportsman's Park 24,040 Branch Rickey

Standings

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American League

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American League
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
New York Yankees 98 55 .641 — 53‍–‍25 45‍–‍30
Cleveland Indians 94 60 .610 4½ 51‍–‍26 43‍–‍34
St. Louis Browns 81 73 .526 17½ 43‍–‍34 38‍–‍39
Washington Senators 80 73 .523 18 46‍–‍30 34‍–‍43
Boston Red Sox 75 79 .487 23½ 41‍–‍36 34‍–‍43
Detroit Tigers 71 82 .464 27 37‍–‍40 34‍–‍42
Chicago White Sox 62 92 .403 36½ 37‍–‍40 25‍–‍52
Philadelphia Athletics 53 100 .346 45 28‍–‍47 25‍–‍53

National League

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National League
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
New York Giants 94 59 .614 — 53‍–‍26 41‍–‍33
Pittsburgh Pirates 90 63 .588 4 45‍–‍31 45‍–‍32
St. Louis Cardinals 87 66 .569 7 48‍–‍29 39‍–‍37
Boston Braves 79 74 .516 15 42‍–‍32 37‍–‍42
Brooklyn Robins 77 75 .507 16½ 41‍–‍37 36‍–‍38
Cincinnati Reds 70 83 .458 24 40‍–‍36 30‍–‍47
Chicago Cubs 64 89 .418 30 32‍–‍44 32‍–‍45
Philadelphia Phillies 51 103 .331 43½ 29‍–‍47 22‍–‍56

Postseason

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Bracket

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World Series
          
AL New York Yankees 3 3 5 2 3 5 1 0
NL New York Giants 0 0 13 4 1 8 2 1

Managerial changes

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Off-season

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Team Former Manager New Manager
Boston Braves George Stallings Fred Mitchell
Boston Red Sox Ed Barrow Hugh Duffy
Chicago Cubs Fred Mitchell Johnny Evers
Detroit Tigers Hughie Jennings Ty Cobb
Philadelphia Phillies Gavvy Cravath Bill Donovan
St. Louis Browns Jimmy Burke Lee Fohl
Washington Senators Clark Griffith George McBride

In-season

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Team Former Manager New Manager
Chicago Cubs Johnny Evers Bill Killefer
Philadelphia Phillies Bill Donovan Kaiser Wilhelm

League leaders

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American League

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Hitting leaders
Stat Player Total
AVG Harry Heilmann (DET) .394
OPS Babe Ruth (NYY) 1.359
HR Babe Ruth (NYY) 59
RBI Babe Ruth (NYY) 168
R Babe Ruth (NYY) 177
H Harry Heilmann (DET) 237
SB George Sisler (SLB) 35
Pitching leaders
Stat Player Total
W Carl Mays (NYY)
Urban Shocker (SLB) 		27
L Eddie Rommel (PHA) 23
ERA Red Faber (CWS) 2.48
K Walter Johnson (WSH) 143
IP Carl Mays (NYY) 336.2
SV Carl Mays (NYY) 7
WHIP Red Faber (CWS) 1.149

National League

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Hitting leaders
Stat Player Total
AVG Rogers Hornsby (SLC) .397
OPS Rogers Hornsby (SLC) 1.097
HR George Kelly (NYG) 23
RBI Rogers Hornsby (SLC) 126
R Rogers Hornsby (SLC) 131
H Rogers Hornsby (SLC) 235
SB Frankie Frisch (NYG) 49
Pitching leaders
Stat Player Total
W Wilbur Cooper (PIT)
Burleigh Grimes (BKN)		 22
L George Smith (PHP) 20
ERA Bill Doak (SLC) 2.59
K Burleigh Grimes (BKN) 136
IP Wilbur Cooper (PIT) 327.0
SV Lou North (SLC) 7
WHIP Babe Adams (PIT) 1.081

Home field attendance

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Team name Wins %± Home attendance %± Per game
New York Yankees[5] 95 18.8% 1,289,422 108.3% 16,746
New York Giants[6] 86 −1.1% 929,609 31.1% 11,620
Cleveland Indians[7] 98 16.7% 912,832 69.6% 11,703
Pittsburgh Pirates[8] 79 11.3% 429,037 55.0% 5,500
Detroit Tigers[9] 61 −23.8% 579,650 −10.0% 7,431
Brooklyn Robins[10] 93 34.8% 808,722 124.2% 10,368
Chicago White Sox[11] 96 9.1% 833,492 32.9% 10,825
Washington Senators[12] 68 21.4% 359,260 53.5% 4,727
Chicago Cubs[13] 75 0.0% 480,783 13.3% 6,244
St. Louis Cardinals[14] 75 38.9% 326,836 95.6% 4,300
St. Louis Browns[15] 76 13.4% 419,311 20.0% 5,376
Philadelphia Athletics[16] 48 33.3% 287,888 27.8% 3,739
Boston Braves[17] 62 8.8% 162,483 −2.9% 2,196
Cincinnati Reds[18] 82 −14.6% 568,107 6.7% 7,378
Boston Red Sox[19] 72 9.1% 402,445 −3.6% 5,295
Philadelphia Phillies[20] 62 31.9% 330,998 37.7% 4,299

Events

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References

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  1. ^ "Babe Ruth Career Home Runs".
  2. ^ "Progressive Leaders & Records for Strikeouts".
  3. ^ "Single Season Team Strikeout Records". baseball-almanac.com. Retrieved June 6, 2012.
  4. ^ "1921 Major League Baseball New Debuts".
  5. ^ "New York Yankees Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  6. ^ "San Francisco Giants Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  7. ^ "Cleveland Guardians Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  8. ^ "Pittsburgh Pirates Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  9. ^ "Detroit Tigers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  10. ^ "Los Angeles Dodgers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  11. ^ "Chicago White Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  12. ^ "Minnesota Twins Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  13. ^ "Chicago Cubs Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  14. ^ "St. Louis Cardinals Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  15. ^ "Baltimore Orioles Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  16. ^ "Oakland Athletics Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  17. ^ "Atlanta Braves Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  18. ^ "Cincinnati Reds Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  19. ^ "Boston Red Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  20. ^ "Philadelphia Phillies Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  21. ^ Mackin, Bob (2004). The Unofficial Guide to Baseball's Most Unusual Records. Canada: Greystone Books. p. 240. ISBN 9781553650386.
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